Juksan Hyanggyo

Juksan Hyanggyo is said to have been founded in 1533, but records after that are difficult to find. On a sloping site, the front area consists of Myeongnyundang (lecture hall) and Naesammun (inner gate), with the east and west dormitories omitted, while the rear area houses Daeseongjeon (main shrine) and Dongmu and Seomu (east and west auxiliary shrines), placing the learning space in the front and the ritual space in the back. Daeseongjeon has a front of 3 kan and a side of 2 kan, with a gable roof. Dongmu and Seomu each have a front of 3 kan and a side of 1 kan, also with gable roofs. Myeongnyundang, the lecture hall, has a front of 3 kan and a side of 2 kan. Myeongnyundang is slightly offset to the left from the central axis of Daeseongjeon, and has a hip-and-gable roof. Oesammun (outer gate) is offset to the right from the central axis of Myeongnyundang, and is a raised gate (a gate where the center door's roof is raised one level higher among three-bay gates). In front of Oesammun stands a hongsalmun (red arrow gate). During the Joseon Dynasty, the state supported education by providing land, slaves, and books, but now the educational function has disappeared, leaving only the ritual function.

(Source: National Heritage Administration)